live from Belfast with Seamus McKee.
Including the first broadcast of The Homecoming Suite by Belfast composer Mark Dougherty. Plus, songs and conversation from
Maura O'Connell , the Co Clare singer now resident in Nashville but back in Ireland for a spring tour following the release of her new CD Blue Is the Colour of Hope. Melvyn Bragg , on a flying visit to the Ulster Museum, reflects on the writing of James Joyce.
And Bronagh Gallagher , 20-year-old Derry-bom star of the hit 1991 film
The Commitments, takes a break from filming a new television series in London, to reflect on what she has achieved over the past couple of years.
Producer Jim Sheridan